Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 7 & No. 8
Wiener Symphoniker, Philippe Jordan
Jordan, who's often tended to apply a late-Romantic conducting approach to earlier works, enriches with just that extra degree in these always engaging, sometimes challenging performances…[he]...
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 7 & No. 8
Wiener Symphoniker, Philippe Jordan
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Jordan, who's often tended to apply a late-Romantic conducting approach to earlier works, enriches with just that extra degree in these always engaging, sometimes challenging performances…[he]...
About
Philippe Jordan has already established himself as one of the most gifted and exciting conductors of his generation. At present, he is Music Director of the Opéra National de Paris and Music Director of the Wiener Symphoniker.
The Wiener Symphoniker handles the lion’s share of symphonic activity that makes up the musical life of the Austrian capital. The preservation of the traditional, Viennese orchestral sound occupies a central place in the orchestra’s various artistic pursuits.
Contents and tracklist
- Wiener Symphoniker
- Philippe Jordan
- Recorded: 11-12 April 2015
- Recording Venue: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
- Wiener Symphoniker
- Philippe Jordan
- Recorded: 15-16 November 2014
- Recording Venue: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Awards and reviews
December 2015
Jordan, who's often tended to apply a late-Romantic conducting approach to earlier works, enriches with just that extra degree in these always engaging, sometimes challenging performances…[he] finds exactly the conflict in the progress of the night-watch march of the Ninth's second movement
18th September 2015
Jordan steers the music along with a lightly sprung tread.
October 2015
The performance of the first movement of the Unfinished is decidedly old-school (I use the term as a compliment). An emotionally articulate reading, it creates the space needed to explore the music's tragic dimension, yet at the same time retains a strong sense of forward motion.
